The marquis then took leave, and went towards Salonika with his
people, and with his wife; and with him rode the envoys of the
emperor; and as they went from castle to castle, each, with all its
lordship, was restored to the marquis on the part of the emperor. So
they came to Salonika, and those who held the place for the emperor
surrendered it. Now the governor, whom the emperor had left there, and
whose name was Renier of Mons, had died; he was a man most worthy, and
his death a great mischance.

Then the land and country began to surrender to the marquis, and a
great part thereof to come under his rule. But a Greek, a man of great
rank, whose name was Leon Sgure, would in no wise come under the rule
of the marquis, for he had seized Corinth and Napoli, two cities that
lie upon the sea, and are among the strongest cities under heaven. He
then refused to surrender, but began to make war against the marquis,
and a very great many of the Greeks held with him. And another Greek,
whose name was Michael, and who had come with the marquis from
Constantinople, and was thought by the marquis to be his friend, he
departed, without any word said, and went to a city called Arthe (?
Durazzo) and took to wife the daughter of a rich Greek, who held the
land from the emperor, and seized the land, and began to make war on
the marquis.

Now the land from Constantinople to Salonika was quiet and at peace,
for the ways were so safe that all could come and go at their
pleasure, and from the one city to the other there were full twelve
long days' journey. And so much time had now passed that we were at
the beginning of September (1204). And the Emperor Baldwin was in
Constantinople, and the land at peace, and under his rule. Then died
two right good knights in Constantinople, Eustace of Canteleu, and